“Archeological” or “Archaeological”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 0 prefer “archeological” and 10 prefer “archaeological”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	archeological	archaeological	Preference
United States	25	75	“archaeological”
United Kingdom	15	85	“archaeological”
India	21	79	“archaeological”
Philippines	35	65	“archaeological”
Canada	26	74	“archaeological”
Australia	18	82	“archaeological”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	14	86	“archaeological”
New Zealand	20	80	“archaeological”
Jamaica	0	100	“archaeological”
Trinidad & Tobago	0	100	“archaeological”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“archeological”

…Department of Roads conducted an archeological survey of the Gibson area.
Heath Farm Jasper Quarry Archeological Site, Elkton, Maryland, NRHP-listed
…conflict between dating based on archeological excavations and dating through what…
…have been found in Mexican archeological sites, some dating to about…
…Historic Places include: Chickahominy Shipyard Archeological Site, Hickory Neck Church, Stone…
Archeological finds from the Roman and…
…Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District in 1994.
…today it is an important archeological site.
…around 1450, but the oldest archeological findings in the area of…
…millet have been found in archeological Satsumon remains discovered in Atsuma.

“archaeological”

…2) these results directed the archaeological excavations carried out by archaeologist…
Archaeological Remains
Skowronek, R.K. (1984) Archaeological Testing and Evaluation of the…
The archaeological value of the Perin Village…
Although there are few surviving archaeological remains dating from his time,…
…(SDZL) identifies faunal assemblages from archaeological sites in San Diego County,…
…of the exploration of the archaeological site of Dougga, between 1901…
Martin Bell is professor of archaeological science at the University of
…(also Karphi, ) is an archaeological site high up in the…
…Station Archeological Site is an archaeological site and National Historic Landmark…

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